The Battle Between Being a Pepsi vs. Coke Campus

What are you missing out on?

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For those of you who don’t know, most universities have contracts with Coke or Pepsi. With a Pepsi contract, universities are only allowed to sell Pepsi products on campus (and only Coke products for a Coke campus). As a result, universities receive a higher commission from these companies for the products they sell.

For instance, living on a Pepsi campus, there are only Pepsi dispensers in dining halls and cafes, and only Pepsi vending machines on campus. It’s a Coca-Cola desert.

Photo by Lauren Thiersch

So how does a contract with Coke or Pepsi limit students’ choices? What do you prefer? What are you missing out on? Let’s take a look, shall we?

We begin with the obvious:

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Lemon-Lime Sodas

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Root Beer

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Fruity Sodas

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Sports Drinks

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Flavored Water

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Water

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Orange Juice

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Fruit Smoothies

Photos by Lauren ThierschLogos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

It’s a bit shocking, isn’t it? To know that what you’ve been drinking for years is really all owned by the same two companies?